Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Earache’s new signings SSS rip it up! Liverpool thrashers SSS narrowly avoided a “ Nautical Disaster” last week when playing a gig on the “daffodil”* Ferry boat on the Mersey for Channel 4 with “Hot club de Paris” and “Go Faster” According to one review“After a performance by hardcore outfit SSS, it is believed that various stabilizing bollards on the ships hull were cracked and ruptured. Despite efforts from the crew to steer the ship to land, control over the rudder could not be regained and the ship went down one mile from the shore.”Read the full reviewhttp://www.glasswerk.co.uk/index2.php?db=liverpool&page=news,article&id=2526 Front man Foxy comments:“The fact that we never soundchecked and we were sanwhiched between two indy bands was great. noone realy knew what to expect. especially channel 4 who i thort wer going to go flying as they wer in the pit with expensive cameras filming ther was a line of these indy, arty types up front, expecting more of what they love broomo fires up his axe and the SSS goons that wer onboard donned ski masks i could see them bobbing up and down behind the front line- i just laffed we fired everything up. shouted "lets go!", then the front line got scatterd like sticks in the wind gig was mega!!”

The programme, due to air a week Friday. Meanwhile catch SSS in this week’s Kerrang! Magazine where they recently hung out in a scrap yard to get some photos “thats all it was for really. fotos. we got eased from loads. was going to backheal us again but i worked me magic and we wer in” says Foxy “we wanted some real heavy metal.....endid up with clapped out rusty scrap metal. it says a lot........”See our thrashers pose for photos in the attached pictures and check out this week’s Kerrang for more SSS!

* Royal Daffodil is Mersey Ferries' flagship, and has undergone a multi-million pound refurbishment. Clients enjoy exclusive hire and access to all public areas of the ferry, including the main and upper saloons, which each have their own bar and outside promenade decks.

Monday, March 26, 2007

Riding the thrash lightning to stardom, EVILE have just wrapped up and extensive UK tour with death metallers SEVERE TORTURE and DESECRATION. Recounting their tour experience on a recent MySpace blog EVILE declare, “Overall we had a fucking great time. Want to say cheers to Severe Torture and Desecration.” EVILE humorously note a day of the tour where they encounter a coven of “emos,” citing that “the streets were swarming with people who can only see out of one eye (out of choice). We came upon this take away called "Salt & Pepper," it was also swarming with…..well, Emos.” Breaking away from the emo nemesis, EVILE wrapped up the tour at The Soundhaus in Glasgow, stirring up the pit and moshing with Dennis of SEVERE TORTURE! Check out more accounts on their MySpace blog at: http://blog.myspace.com/evileuk EVILE will be entering the studio in May to record their Earache debut album, "Enter the Grave" at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen with legendary thrash producer, Flemming Rasmussen. Rasmussen has produced three thrash classics from Metallica - Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets, and “...And Justice for All” - as well as material for MORBID ANGEL and many other legendary extreme acts! “Enter the Grave” is scheduled for a September 2007 release date.

Friday, March 23, 2007

Thrash kings Municipal Waste in the studio with Zeuss Richmond's thrash monsters Municipal Waste are currently in Planet Z studios in Philadelphia working on their new album (as yet untitled) to be released on Earache records on June 11th 2007 Tony Foresta Municipal Waste’s Front man had this to report from the studio: "We're at Zeuss' studio, its super laid back and we're having a good time. We've recorded the drum tracks and started on the guitar today. We've been here 4 days and it's stupid chill. Ryan's in the other room tracking and we're playing video games. Zeuss has got a good sound so far, we get more and more excited each day about this album..." Badass bassist Landphil states: “I am very excited, I feel like the new material is the best stuff we have ever written! We are very proud of how all the songs have turned out and feel very confident that it will make you want to circle pit in your living room.” Check out:http://www.myspace.com/municipalwastehttp://www.facethewaste.com/ Catch Municipal Waste on tour:MUNICIPAL WASTE with The Haunted 25.04.07 NL Tilburg O13 26.04.07 NL Deventer Burgerweeshuis 27.04.07 NL Groningen Vera 28.04.07 UK Leeds Cockpit 29.04.07 UK Norwich Waterfront 30.04.07 UK Newcastle Academy 01.05.07 UK Glasgow Cathouse 02.05.07 UK Dublin Voodo Lounge 03.05.07 UK Liverpool Academy 2 04.05.07 UK Birmingham Academy 2 05.05.07 UK London MeanFiddler 06.05.07 UK Bristol Academy 2 07.05.07 UK Oxford Zodiac 08.05.07 B Vosselaar Biebob 09.05.07 FR Rennes UBU 10.05.07 FR Nior Camji 11.05.07 SP Barcelona Apolo 12.05.07 SP Madrid Caracol 13.05.07 SP Bilbao Bilborock

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Equipped with a musically defiant centerpiece of metallic greatness, WITH PASSION, are preparing to hit the road with ISCARIOT, THE ABSENCE and ARCHITECT, for a full national tour. WITH PASSION have added selected east coast dates to the tour - vowing to slay each performance with scaling metallic shards of their sophomore Earache release, “What We See When We Shut Our Eyes.” WITH PASSION have also completed filming for a music video of the first single off of What We See When We Shut Our Eyes, “Pale Horses Ride,” which is slated to be released for viewing at the end of March. WITH PASSION’S “What We See When We Shut Our Eyes” features the dual guitar intertwining of John Morgan and Jeff Abernathy, coupled with triggered beats, searing vocals and overall themes of self reflection, emotional disturbance and a travelers’ rage. WITH PASSION will continue their road trip on a supporting spring tour with VITAL REMAINS and LIGHT THIS CITY. WITH PASSION will also be featured in the premier episode of RADIUM, an alt-porn music program directed by SOCIETY 1 front man, Matt Zane which will feature a full interview live from the annual California Music Festival. WITH PASSION will kick off the ISCARIOT/ARCHITECT tour on March 24th and will be on the road until April 27th – check Earache.com for the latest WITH PASSION news and the forthcoming video for “Pale Horses Ride.”

Jamie Hunt, admired guitarist of Biomechanical said the tour so far has been "pure annihilation" and he's looking forward to getting to London for "loads of crazy muthafuckers". The guitar whizz (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiVpSNSd0RQ ) says that playing with 3 inches of blood has been "a blast" and "the guys are killer both onstage and off, supporting them is totally insane! Loads of screaming vocals and widdly guitar solos all over the place!” He continues “This tour is also the last time we will be playing Painkiller live we feel that we've played tribute to the track now, and it's time to move on to new things...”

So if you want to see Biomechanical before they put Painkiller to bed check out these remaining dates!

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Akercocke proclaim the imminent arrival of Antichrist British masterful dark lords Akercocke proclaim the title of their forthcoming album to be "Antichrist". Released on Earache records on May 28th 2007 the heavy and sinister foursome had this to say on the album's imminent arrival: "The concept of Antichrist is wonderfully rich. It represents a supreme opposite. The epithet of the great antagonist provided a wonderful metaphoric framework within which to work. We have strived to make elements of the recording as evil as possible. Creating atmospheres that are deliberately uncomfortable. Spurred on by a rage enhanced by the complete disgust with our recent history, we didn't have to dig very deeply to find the malice and rancour sufficient to evoke the spirit of violent antithesis. Antichrist is the perfect banner for a collection of songs that are tales of opposition, sanguinary lust and the axiom of our raison d'etre." For a taster of these tales of opposition see Akercocke at these two very special shows: AKERCOCKE 31.03.07 UK London - Water Rats 29.03.07 UK Colchester - Arts Centre

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Former SOCIETY 1 front man Matt Zane, in conjunction with porn juggernaut Pleasure Productions, is launching a unique porn series entitled Radium, which will feature the latest metal videos, band interviews, and loads of hot and heavy porn! Radium will feature Pleasure Productions starlet and Kentucky native, Tera Wray, as host of the Radium series. Tera Wray will be interviewing metal’s hottest up-and-coming acts, play a diverse mix of new metal videos, and address all things metal – culturally, musically and sexually. Creating the perfect marriage of extremity, the premier episode of Radium will feature an all Earache Records roster – including videos from MUNICIPAL WASTE, THE BERZERKER, MORTIIS, and WITH PASSION. The issue will also include a live interview with Tera and WITH PASSION at the California Metal Fest, as well as Tera getting a drum lesson from SOCIETY 1 drummer Berzerk Kirk. Matt Zane will be producing the series, firm ly standing by the budding alt-porn industry, recognizing the relevance of this union stating “people always will want to see porn, and metal has been around since the 70’s.” Keep a lookout for the premier episode of Radium and check out some of Matt Zane’s other alt-porn endeavors such as Tattooed and Tight at www.pleasureproductions.com.

Two brand new music videos for the tracks ŒYou Suffer¹ and ŒThe Kill¹ havebeen created to further celebrate 20 years of Napalm Death¹s seminalgrindcore release ŒScum¹.

A promo video was never made at the time the album was originally released,these visual explosions are unique representations of hyper speed tracks.

With the creation of the ŒYou Suffer¹ video Earache have again broken aworld record - the shortest music video ever!Lasting a mere 1 second in length the 'You suffer' video takes the crownfrom Brutal Truth who currently hold that record with their ŒCollateralDamage¹ video at just over 2 seconds in length.

Also to celebrate this momentous occasion the ŒScum¹ album will be reissuedalong with a 45 minute in depth documentary about the era and making ofScum. Original member Mick Harris recalls the early days of Napalm Death andre-visits the pivotal places in the history of the 'Scum' recording - RichBitch Studios, The Mermaid and old rehearsal spaces. Due to be released onthe 19th of March.

Monday, March 12, 2007

Valiant, raw emotion bleeds from every musical pore of WITH PASSION’S latest Earache release, “What We See When We Shut Our Eyes,” fostering a comfortable balance of musical excellence and heart-felt sentiment. WITH PASSION wrapped up filming on a video for “Pale Horses Ride,” the first single from “What We See When We Shut Our Eyes” displaying al of these gut-wrenching characteristics. Filmed in a dimly lit garage setting, WITH PASSION stay close to their underground roots and visually portray vibrant portrait of their sought after live shows. Directed by Scott Cramer, the video recounts horrific scenes interwoven with shots of WITH PASSION performing in a sparsely lit area – piecing together atmospheres that link the song, as well as the album together. WITH PASSION’S “What We See When We Shut Our Eyes” is now available on the US and UK Earache web store, including the video track &ld quo;Pale Horses Ride” ad well as 9 additional technical masterpieces! Also, check out WITH PASSION on the road with ISCARIOT and ARCHITECT this spring – check out www.myspace.com/withpassion for venue details!

Thursday, March 08, 2007

Gentlemen death-metallers Akercocke have confirmed a UK headline tour with Cephalic Carnage and Ted Maul in May to celebrate the release of their new album (as yet untitled) through Earache records in May.

London's Biomechanical are back on the road again, taking a break from the their own home studio where the band are crafting their new album, the follow up to 2005's The Empires Of The Worlds. Fresh from slaying audiences late last year with a cross-European trek with Exodus, The band support Canadian metallers 3 inches of blood across the UK from march 10-27

Biomechanical mainman and vocalist john k comments : "Going on the road in just a few days from now with 3iob, a lot of people have been suggesting us two bands getting together for a tour and it's finally going to happen!! Can't wait to meet up with the dudes and start tearing the stage with some pure Metal Mayhem!!"

The band are currently putting the finishing touches to the new album, whichis due on May 14. A full UK tour with Cephalic Carnage will run in May, withthe band playing two intimate shows debuting new material in March, at thefollowing venues:

The album, which features tracks from 'The Grudge' reconstructed by a numberof artists including The Kovenant, PIG, Funker Vogt, In The Nursery, GirlsUnder Glass and more, will see a European release on April 16.

Commenting on the remixed material, Mortiis described the thought processbehind 'Some Kind of Heroin':

"I had remixed several of these artists for their releases earlier so itwas really only a matter of bringing out the baseball bat and startyelling "payback time!" - others I would contact direct and work outDeals with. This album mostly came together through mutual contacts, sendingOutemails or calling up and asking if they wanted to be part of it. Bandslike Girls Under Glass and Gothminister I had met and am friends withSo we knew that would work out great."

The streaming advance tracks provide a sense of the diversity the albumoffers, and give fans a chance to check out other artists take on theMortiis sound long before the album goes on sale.

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

EARACHE RECORDS PROUDLY ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF BRITISH THRASHERS, SHORT SHARP SHOCK (SSS)

Ferociously ear splitting, SHORT SHARP SHOCK (most commonly known as SSS), are now part of Earache’s prestigious roster! Rising up from the musical trenches of Liverpool, SSS debuted a raging 6 song demo in October 2005, possessing the tenacity and underground sentiment once coveted by legendary acts S.O.D and Metallica. Oozing with driving momentum, SSS possess the underground heart of early NY hardcore bands, spawning optimal hybrid thrash prowess that is destined to uproot the revival and throw any fan into a tailspin! In late 2006 SSS released a 16 song shocker through Dead and Gone Records, receiving elite critical acclaim and sticking a spotlight on SSS’s riveting underground live shows. Receiving 3 K’s from Kerrang (January 2007 issue), SSS has been noted by Kerrang as “taking us back to a time when all that mattered were riffs and blast beats” - delivering the bricks and mortar of warranted angst-ridden THRASH! SS S will re-issue their self titled through Earache Records and are gearing up to take real thrash to the next level, touring the UK and securing plans to expand throughout Europe. SSS embodies the meaning of their namesake, conjuring songs and live shows that that leave you in Short, Sharp, Shock!

Friday, March 02, 2007

Sacramento is home to lush farmland, thick fog, and metal’s brightest hope – WITH PASSION! Tightening up their tour belts, WITH PASSION are set to hit the road with fellow tech-metallers ISCARIOT and ARCHITECT, conducting a comprehensive national tour. With plans to follow up in May with full support of VITAL REMAINS and LIGHT THIS CITY, WITH PASSION are making calculated strides to bring “What We See When We Shut Our Eyes” to a broad audience of metal savants. On Sunday, March 4th, WITH PASSION will be filming live material for a music video of their first single, “Pale Horses Ride.” Planned as dark and evocative, the shoot will capture the band’s live performance coupled with a horror themed storyline that is sure to accentuate the eerie sentiment of the song. WITH PASSION will be releasing their sophomore Earache release, “What We See When We Shut Our Eyes” on May 8th, containing 10 blistering, technically inclined pieces that have been regarded as producing an ”otherworldly atmosphere” by TheApparatus.com. Details on a release date for the video will be announced soon! Check out WITH PASSION on the road with ISCARIOT and ARCHITECT this Spring, and pick up “What We See When We Shut Our Eyes” on May 8th!

Earache have signed Liverpool THRASH band SSS a.k.a. Short Sharp ShockLiverpool's SSS play Thrash in the original sense of the word. They play thrash metal, and they play it well. A bastard spawn of S.O.D + “Kill Em All” era Metallica laced with enough power, riffs and licks to sink a battleship + can only mean one thing.....mayhem!

>From a recent interview with Stolen Youth fanzine: Stolen Youth: What's the best part of being in a thrash band? FOXY: The music, it breaks down barriers of all kinds. Don't know why or how, what with today's musical tastes of glitz and glam and watered down crap. Maybe thrash is such an old dinosaur that people have forgotten it and now its new once more. It takes people by surprise when we play. Get 'em all up front , make 'em laugh, reel them in...then let rip with the truth and dish the dirt.

>From an initial 6 song demo in May 2005, SSS toured the UK in Oct 05 with fellow Scouse bands WALK the PLANK and DOWN & OUTs. Live, Broomo is unleashed on guitar, Dave lets rip on drums with Magill possessed on bass, all fronted with an enormous ‘fuck you’ attitude, led by Foxy- the most obnoxious frontman in the UK. Daily carnage ensued on the "Our Day Out" tour and later extensive Euro tour (Oct 06).

SSS followed up their demo with a 7” wax offering, featuring 4 brand new songs -CDC, Bath Night, Thrash with a small Moustache & Black Night White Light (the latter an ode to the fallen Thrash titan, Cliff Burton)

In Feb 2007 the band inked with Earache Records..Plans for 2007 include re- issuing the SSS debut, with bonus material....stand by for more THRASH! More mayhem!....and plenty of shows in your shitty town soon!!!!!!

Thomas from Danish Thrashers Urkraft has recently checked in from the road as the band head across Europe on an 18 date Metal assault with legendary Deathsters Cannibal Corpse and Dutch brutalisers Disavowed. You can catch Urkraft on the following dates:

Follow the link- http://egzta.dk/urkraft/ to the bands website where you can check the latest on long drives, crazy fans, beer drinking and general metal madness – see below:

The Urkraft Tour Diary February 27thUpdating ya´ll from the road...

Finally some network... This seems to be a total foreign word on most venues...Well, here we go...

Day 2 - 23.02.07 We drove all morning to get to Irun and most of the day too… The venue “Tunk” was a lot smaller than the night before and reminded more of a café, but when the show started it was packed and very intense. And hot as hell! All bands shared backstage – which was kind of an experience in itself. It was so dusty that you had to be careful to sit down slowly in the couch to avoid the air turning grey. After a few hours your throat and eyes were itchy and red… On top of that the toilet was placed in the other end of the venue – through the crowd and the entrance… So we were closed off and if you had to go – that was it. No going back before after the show was over. Really not good when you are hammering beers and booze!

After CC´s show we packed up and just wanted to get out of the city to lay some freeway behind us. The best drive is at night… We got the whole road to ourselves, but you need to put back a lot of miles before your eyes start to get itchy and you see pink elephants waving their ears in the side of the road! Important to be sure we make the get-in the day after. So far – no problem. Everybody packed their gear in no time and we were ready to go within minutes, except our sound engineer Daniel was missing. Mikael found him in the bar – wasted and spitting God knows what kind of words in some girl’s ear. When we finally got him on the bus – me shouting and flipping out – he was angry and yelling because the girl he had been talking to for several hours, just told him that her boyfriend was standing right behind them and that she had a 12 year old son… Hahaha… What was he counting on anyway??? Anyway – great gig, lots of people and thanx to Daniel for a great sound. This night Eg had to play the keyboard from the sound-pit up on the balcony up over across the stage. So he is the only one who have actually both seen and played an Urkraft show at the same time!

Our bus is starting to smell a little used…

Mester

Day 3 - 24.02.07 This was a fucking long drive – 1000 k’s and no sleep for the designated drivers….buh huu! However Spain is a nice one to drive through and we still enjoy burning diesel and rubber…! Entering Portugal where baking sun burns the naked rocks makes you wonder why our Viking forefathers didn’t flee the cold north centuries ago… We enjoy it!! Copenhagen is still snowy and cold as… well, not hell, but… Hell compared to these sunny areas. The venue - sorry, can’t remember the name of it – was really cool! One huge room with the biggest stage so far! When we got on stage after “Disavowed” the venue was crowded and really hot and boiling. We kicked it off for only half an hour – we spend too much time shifting around – but the Portuguese people sure can dance!! We gave it everything we possible had in us and with both a top floor and a lower stage part measuring 8-10 meters, we got the chance to stretch our legs! And the sound in this venue was ripping people’s ears off… when CC came on stage especially. A few beers later and some talks, we got back on the road… Thank you Redbull and Gevalia. Mester

Day 4 - 25.02.07 Madrid!!! The venue – Sala Heineken - our GPS didn’t want to cooperate, so we had to be creative – is placed at a location without any possible parking. Sucks! CC could leave their trailer, but had to move the nightliner and we started out by making our own parking lot right next to the back entrance of the venue! Right on the top end of a roundabout… This worked fine for a few hours, but this parking officer started yelling in Spanish – something about policia and waiving his mobile phone… There was no way he would ever understand that we just needed to unload the van and actually was too tired to even start a discussion with him. It got really exiting when Disavowed drove right in behind us – towards the outgoing traffic.. Hahaha… Laugh of the day! Finally we agreed to move the vans and found a parking house under the street as near to the venue as possible. Disavowed went straight down – the sign said 3.50 – but that was only the way to the parking spaces. Inside there were only room for normal cars. Sucks! Again! And then everything went wrong. We had to turn the vans around – and I don’t know what went wrong. The other guys got stuck with their van between a concrete wall and a pile. I must admit that Birk and I couldn’t stop laughing after a few minutes. It looked really cartoonish even though I know it’s not funny, but mostly because I took the same trip without any problems at all right after. T.Birk

Day 5 - 26.02.07 Once again a 650 km drive and siesta before the next gig – this time in Barcelona, the city with east pointing beaches and erected palm trees saluting us after the long drive through Spanish desert. People appear to take it easy down here and still there’s a fucked up traffic situation that makes hands sweaty and hearts pounding….damn! We arrived hours earlier than the get in and had plenty of time to act like tourists…yelling in the streets, eating French fries and taking pictures of the quite impressing city architecture and each other acting stupid. Places seen: the beach, the burger bar, the giant dildo building, some bars, toilets without seats (French people don’t like getting too comfortable!!!) and hot chicks….sound guy Daniel is getting crazy with all the girls and starts to point his compass in almost every direction….still he didn’t catch anything but a damn headache! The venue Mephisto is pretty small and the stage lacked nothing but space…haha! We had some sound tech problems when taking over the crowd after Disavowed and had to cut a few tracks out of the set – but what the hell, we still kicked ass and the 400 dedicated listeners did the same…they don’t give a fuck if its a Monday night and still 4 days of tiring work waiting ahead! Any recommendations!?...well, invite your mates, girlfriend or whatever you prefer to Spain where beers come in huge bottles, coffee needs to be cut with a knife, steaks are cheap and squid will give a delicious memory of the Spanish cousin….hahaha (drummer Mikael would definitely have preferred fries and bloody meat!). Thomas had his amount of alchohol – which obviously is not much - hammered for a few hours, went out like a light and jumped out the bus in panic the next morning around 5 – ended up emptying his stomach right outside the bus… I woke him up at 8 and handed him the car keys.. You turn sucker… Next stop France……!! TBirk

Thomas from Danish Thrashers Urkraft has recently checked in from the road as the band head across Europe on an 18 date Metal assault with legendary Deathsters Cannibal Corpse and Dutch brutalisers Disavowed. You can catch Urkraft on the following dates:

Follow the link- http://egzta.dk/urkraft/ to the bands website where you can check the latest on long drives, crazy fans, beer drinking and general metal madness – see below:

The Urkraft Tour Diary February 27thUpdating ya´ll from the road...

Finally some network... This seems to be a total foreign word on most venues...Well, here we go...

Day 2 - 23.02.07 We drove all morning to get to Irun and most of the day too… The venue “Tunk” was a lot smaller than the night before and reminded more of a café, but when the show started it was packed and very intense. And hot as hell! All bands shared backstage – which was kind of an experience in itself. It was so dusty that you had to be careful to sit down slowly in the couch to avoid the air turning grey. After a few hours your throat and eyes were itchy and red… On top of that the toilet was placed in the other end of the venue – through the crowd and the entrance… So we were closed off and if you had to go – that was it. No going back before after the show was over. Really not good when you are hammering beers and booze!

After CC´s show we packed up and just wanted to get out of the city to lay some freeway behind us. The best drive is at night… We got the whole road to ourselves, but you need to put back a lot of miles before your eyes start to get itchy and you see pink elephants waving their ears in the side of the road! Important to be sure we make the get-in the day after. So far – no problem. Everybody packed their gear in no time and we were ready to go within minutes, except our sound engineer Daniel was missing. Mikael found him in the bar – wasted and spitting God knows what kind of words in some girl’s ear. When we finally got him on the bus – me shouting and flipping out – he was angry and yelling because the girl he had been talking to for several hours, just told him that her boyfriend was standing right behind them and that she had a 12 year old son… Hahaha… What was he counting on anyway??? Anyway – great gig, lots of people and thanx to Daniel for a great sound. This night Eg had to play the keyboard from the sound-pit up on the balcony up over across the stage. So he is the only one who have actually both seen and played an Urkraft show at the same time!

Our bus is starting to smell a little used…

Mester

Day 3 - 24.02.07 This was a fucking long drive – 1000 k’s and no sleep for the designated drivers….buh huu! However Spain is a nice one to drive through and we still enjoy burning diesel and rubber…! Entering Portugal where baking sun burns the naked rocks makes you wonder why our Viking forefathers didn’t flee the cold north centuries ago… We enjoy it!! Copenhagen is still snowy and cold as… well, not hell, but… Hell compared to these sunny areas. The venue - sorry, can’t remember the name of it – was really cool! One huge room with the biggest stage so far! When we got on stage after “Disavowed” the venue was crowded and really hot and boiling. We kicked it off for only half an hour – we spend too much time shifting around – but the Portuguese people sure can dance!! We gave it everything we possible had in us and with both a top floor and a lower stage part measuring 8-10 meters, we got the chance to stretch our legs! And the sound in this venue was ripping people’s ears off… when CC came on stage especially. A few beers later and some talks, we got back on the road… Thank you Redbull and Gevalia. Mester

Day 4 - 25.02.07 Madrid!!! The venue – Sala Heineken - our GPS didn’t want to cooperate, so we had to be creative – is placed at a location without any possible parking. Sucks! CC could leave their trailer, but had to move the nightliner and we started out by making our own parking lot right next to the back entrance of the venue! Right on the top end of a roundabout… This worked fine for a few hours, but this parking officer started yelling in Spanish – something about policia and waiving his mobile phone… There was no way he would ever understand that we just needed to unload the van and actually was too tired to even start a discussion with him. It got really exiting when Disavowed drove right in behind us – towards the outgoing traffic.. Hahaha… Laugh of the day! Finally we agreed to move the vans and found a parking house under the street as near to the venue as possible. Disavowed went straight down – the sign said 3.50 – but that was only the way to the parking spaces. Inside there were only room for normal cars. Sucks! Again! And then everything went wrong. We had to turn the vans around – and I don’t know what went wrong. The other guys got stuck with their van between a concrete wall and a pile. I must admit that Birk and I couldn’t stop laughing after a few minutes. It looked really cartoonish even though I know it’s not funny, but mostly because I took the same trip without any problems at all right after. T.Birk

Day 5 - 26.02.07 Once again a 650 km drive and siesta before the next gig – this time in Barcelona, the city with east pointing beaches and erected palm trees saluting us after the long drive through Spanish desert. People appear to take it easy down here and still there’s a fucked up traffic situation that makes hands sweaty and hearts pounding….damn! We arrived hours earlier than the get in and had plenty of time to act like tourists…yelling in the streets, eating French fries and taking pictures of the quite impressing city architecture and each other acting stupid. Places seen: the beach, the burger bar, the giant dildo building, some bars, toilets without seats (French people don’t like getting too comfortable!!!) and hot chicks….sound guy Daniel is getting crazy with all the girls and starts to point his compass in almost every direction….still he didn’t catch anything but a damn headache! The venue Mephisto is pretty small and the stage lacked nothing but space…haha! We had some sound tech problems when taking over the crowd after Disavowed and had to cut a few tracks out of the set – but what the hell, we still kicked ass and the 400 dedicated listeners did the same…they don’t give a fuck if its a Monday night and still 4 days of tiring work waiting ahead! Any recommendations!?...well, invite your mates, girlfriend or whatever you prefer to Spain where beers come in huge bottles, coffee needs to be cut with a knife, steaks are cheap and squid will give a delicious memory of the Spanish cousin….hahaha (drummer Mikael would definitely have preferred fries and bloody meat!). Thomas had his amount of alchohol – which obviously is not much - hammered for a few hours, went out like a light and jumped out the bus in panic the next morning around 5 – ended up emptying his stomach right outside the bus… I woke him up at 8 and handed him the car keys.. You turn sucker… Next stop France……!! TBirk--

Thursday, March 01, 2007

THE BERZERKER have once again established their unparalleled grinding skill, releasing “Animosity” which features 10 meticulously juxtaposed masterpieces – each bleeding out the soul of THE BERZERKER’S originality. Confounding THE BERZERKER’S harmonious marriage of extreme techno, noise and blistering death metal, “Animosity” marks THE BERZERKER’S fourth Earache release and is being hailed as “highly recommended” by TheApparatus.com and gaining masses of critical acclaim. A LIMITED EDITION import version of “Animosity” is now available on the US web store, which features a bonus EXCLUSIVE live DVD from THE BERZERKER’S most recent performance at the London Dome in the UK! Filmed on THE BERZERKER’S most recent UK tour, the live DVD is an ultra rare testament to THE BERZERKER’S outrageously brutal live shows and will not be released anywhere else. Let the aura l assault begin – order your copy of “Animosity” today!There are limited quantities of this DVD packed special edition of “Animosity” – get it before it’s too late: http://www.earachestore.com/store/theberzerker.html

Valliant thrash warriors EVILE have returned to the UK after completing a flagship Dutch tour throughout Holland, delivering bursts of thrash to appreciative audiences. EVILE have posted a full tour report on their MySpace page, recounting their experiences while traveling through the country – most notoriously recalling their appreciation for “...Porn on TV at 9AM? Our English minds could not comprehend the awesomeness of this!” EVILE performed an extensive set night after night, bring their thrash injection to Dutch clubs and included a surprising rendition of “The Heart Beneath" by Celtic Frost. Check out some live footage of EVILE in Holland at: http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-1513911747202093341&q=evileEVILE will be hitting the road with SEVERE TORTURE and DESECRATION for a full UK tour, returning back to promote their debut Earache release slated for later this year. EVILE are bringing THRASH BACK IN 2007!Get to know EVILE - view EVILE’S debauchery and listen to grinding tracks on MySpace at: http://www.myspace.com/evileuk